Support



Nov. a1 1924., 1,515,534

A. 1 wooDslDE` 4 SUPPORT H Filed Aug. 23 1.922 2 snags-sneer l INVENTORA. L. Wood-sla@ v ATTQRNEY Nov. 11 1924. 1,515,534 l A. l... WOODSIDE f5ATroRNEY WITNESS l Patented Nov. "il, i924-,

ALBERT L. VOBSIDE, Gl? BUTTE, MONTANA..

SUPPORT.

Application filled August 23, 1822.

To all fwzom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, inenn'r L. Voonsmn, al citizen of the United States,residing at Butte, in the county of Silver Bow and State of.ll/lontana., have invented new and useful Improvements in Supports, ofwhich the following is specification.

rlhe present invention has for its object, the provision of a deviceprimarily designed for use in conjunction with Buick automobiles andadapted to prevent vibration of the brake, radius of truss rods, whichvibration causes crystallization, andresultant breakage.

another object of the invention resides in the provision of a device forthis purpose which can be manufactured and sold at a very nominal cost,and one which can be easily and conveniently arranged in position uponthe vehicle or removed therefrom as the occasion may require. n

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detailed description is read in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction,combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals ofreference indie cate similar parte in the several views, and whereinFigure 1 is a top plan view of the device showing it associated with thebrake rods and with the radius or truss rods.

Figure 2 is a view in elevation of the device removed.

Figure 3 is a detailed view of the main section of the support.

F'gure 4 is a. perspective view of one of the blocks.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 10 and 11 indicate respectively thebrake rods of the vehicle (not shown) while 12 indicates the truss rods.In vehicles of the above mentioned characters, these rods have a verylong expanse, and this fact coupled with the very slender constructionof these rods, allows said rods undue vibration, especially whentravelling over rough or irregular surfaces. As above stated, thisvibration causes crystallization and resultant breakage. The devicewhichis in the nature of a support for these rods, eliminates this objectionand can be conveniently arranged in position for use, or in other wordsSerial N10. 583,852.

associated with said rods in the manner illustrated. rihe device incldes an inverted substantially ti-shaped section 13 of a frantic. whichias its intermediate portion bulged at la to accommodate itself to thedrive shaft liousing indicated at l5. The frame further includes asecondary section 16, which is bulged or otherwise suitably secured tothe body portion of the section`13 as illustrated. The secondary section16 is substantially ce1-extensive in length with the body portion of themain section, and has its intern'iediate portion bulged as at 17, thislnilged portion being arranged directly opposite the bulged portion 14-of the main section, so that these bulged portions unitedly embrace thedrive shaft housing above referred to. The parallel limbs 18 of the mainsection terminate to provide hook-like eX- tremities 19 to receive theradius or truss rods 12, and arranged above these rods are bolts 20which pass through the said parallel limbs and the hook-likeextremities, thereby preventing undue vibration of said rods.

Supported upon the main section of the frame adjacent each end thereofis a bearing block for the brake rods 10 and 11 respectively. Eachbearing block includes a lower section 21 and an upper section 22, thesections being bolted or otherwise suitably secured together byfastening elements 23 which also pass through openings 24 in bothsections of the frame, so that the fastening elements 23 not only holdthe sections of the block together, but also hold the block in itsentirety fixed upon the frame.

The confronting faces of the block sections are provided with transversegrooves 25, these grooves unitedly defining bearings when the blocksections are associated. The upper face of the lower block section isformed with a longitudinal groove 26 which extends into the grooves 25of said section, and positioned within said groove 26 is a strip of feltor the like 27. This felt is adapted to be saturated with oil through anopening 28 provided in the upper block section centrally thereof. rlhefelt extends into the grooves 25 so as to lubricate the brake rods andto facilitate sliding of the latter in the bearing blocks. The device isvery simple in construction, and can be manufactured and sold at a verynominal cost.

While it is believed that from the foregoe ing description, the natureand advantages ot the invention Will be readily apparent, desire to haveit understood that l do not limit myself to what is herein shoivn anddescribed, and that such elianges may be resorted to .vlieii desired. astall Within the scope of what is claimed.

lfVliat I claim is:

l) A support ttor the brake and truss rods of a motor operated vehiclecomprising a pair oit members secure@ together in face to tace Contactand adapted to be arranged transversely oit the running gear ot thevehicle, said members liavinp their intermediate port/)iis oppositelybulgged to embrace the drive shaft housing on -which the supn )ort ismounted, one of said members having its end portions dependin@`therefi'on'i iii parallelism and terminatine` to provide U- sliapedextremities adapted to receive the truss rods, bolts supported b y theU-sliaped extremities immediateiv above the truss rods and a tivo-part,searing; supported on said member at each side of the bulged portionthereof, eacli of said bearings having transverse bores to receive thebrake rods.

2. A support tor the brake and truss rods oi; a

motor operated veliiele comprising` a paiL of members bolted together intace to fare Contact, the intermediate portions of said meiiil ersbeing` oppositeljvv bulged to embrace the drive shaft housing oit theveliicle on which the supportis mounted, a bearing block supported onone of said iieinbers at each side of the bulged portion thereof, eac-liblock comprising superimiosed sections having tieir confronting naeesprovided with a longitudinal groove and transverse grooves at both endsot' the .longitudinal groove, the corresponding transverse grooves ofeach seetiou being arranged to receive the brake rods2 said lon-;itiidinal 'scores beiner adapted to receive a. strip of telt saturatedwith lubricant, the ends of one ot said members oif the support lreing;extended downwardly in parallel relation and terminating to provide U-shaped extremities arranged to receive the truss rods and .boltssupported by the U- ALBERT L. .VOQDSIDE.

